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Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN...
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US22542D4806

CUSIP

22542D480

Inception Date

Jan 29, 2013

Region

Global (Broad)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Credit Suisse NASDAQ Gold FLOWS 103 Index

Asset Class

Multi-Asset

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Expense Ratio

GLDI has an expense ratio of 0.65%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI) returned 11.26% year-to-date (YTD) and 23.74% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, GLDI returned 6.90% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.45%.


GLDI

YTD

11.26%

1M

2.75%

6M

9.93%

1Y

23.74%

5Y*

8.75%

10Y*

6.90%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

3.72%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.55%

5Y*

14.11%

10Y*

10.45%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of GLDI, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.99%-1.46%5.77%2.51%0.14%11.26%
2024-0.19%0.85%4.33%-0.54%2.08%0.09%3.69%2.71%2.94%3.44%-1.58%-0.34%18.70%
20233.12%-3.79%4.35%-0.02%0.04%-1.92%2.72%-0.88%-4.27%4.66%3.55%1.55%8.96%
2022-0.73%4.26%-0.37%-0.99%-2.53%-1.09%-2.10%-2.33%-2.36%-0.99%6.21%2.35%-1.11%
2021-2.04%-5.72%-0.24%3.33%4.06%-5.81%2.53%-0.43%-2.00%1.14%-0.77%3.08%-3.42%
20202.37%-0.12%-0.21%8.30%3.28%2.55%4.18%1.30%-2.68%0.53%-4.28%6.77%23.50%
20192.62%0.46%-1.46%-0.50%1.23%4.73%1.78%3.98%-2.19%2.69%-2.54%3.04%14.39%
20182.39%-1.32%0.57%-0.19%-1.06%-3.49%-2.28%-1.53%-0.70%2.55%0.64%4.15%-0.53%
20175.63%2.81%-0.50%1.67%-0.18%-2.41%1.01%2.32%-2.89%-0.78%0.72%1.48%8.94%
20165.06%2.52%0.32%2.89%-3.05%6.51%0.54%-1.87%1.26%-3.38%-7.37%-1.70%0.92%
20155.73%-2.04%-2.21%0.11%0.88%-1.13%-5.86%2.76%-0.35%2.37%-5.81%-0.21%-6.20%
20143.81%4.57%-4.13%1.04%-3.01%4.03%-2.99%1.35%-5.84%-1.96%-0.03%0.43%-3.32%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 97, GLDI is among the top 3% of ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of GLDI is 9797
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of GLDI is 9696
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of GLDI is 9696
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of GLDI is 9696
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of GLDI is 9797
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of GLDI is 9797
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN Sharpe ratios as of May 10, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.41
  • 5-Year: 0.81
  • 10-Year: 0.64
  • All Time: 0.27

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN provided a 12.51% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $20.41 per share.


6.00%8.00%10.00%12.00%14.00%16.00%18.00%$0.00$5.00$10.00$15.00$20.00$25.00$30.00$35.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$20.41$17.22$14.52$20.18$18.02$27.68$13.12$9.10$14.04$30.86$20.64$29.59

Dividend yield

12.51%11.22%10.02%13.72%10.65%14.25%7.24%5.34%7.77%17.26%10.06%12.36%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$1.63$1.92$0.89$2.87$0.00$7.30
2024$1.02$0.86$0.60$1.63$1.85$1.18$1.44$2.05$2.21$2.31$1.40$0.68$17.22
2023$1.74$1.75$0.89$1.60$1.99$1.59$1.02$1.13$0.31$0.40$1.52$0.58$14.52
2022$1.18$1.20$1.64$3.20$2.18$1.06$1.46$0.68$1.10$1.27$1.27$3.94$20.18
2021$1.42$1.84$1.58$2.78$1.58$1.18$0.72$1.54$1.96$0.40$0.94$2.08$18.02
2020$0.84$1.62$0.94$1.74$4.68$3.38$3.16$2.16$1.58$2.56$3.00$2.02$27.68
2019$0.46$0.60$0.46$0.64$0.58$0.70$0.84$1.78$3.68$1.22$1.70$0.46$13.12
2018$0.32$0.58$0.62$1.08$1.28$0.62$0.72$0.36$0.76$0.54$1.62$0.60$9.10
2017$1.46$1.46$1.04$0.56$2.44$0.46$1.04$0.88$1.38$1.80$1.00$0.52$14.04
2016$1.54$3.34$4.56$2.48$3.78$2.36$3.52$3.46$1.40$2.14$1.20$1.08$30.86
2015$2.88$3.10$1.60$1.28$0.66$1.76$1.52$0.94$2.04$1.20$2.50$1.16$20.64
2014$2.72$2.18$4.02$3.52$1.88$0.98$1.44$1.54$2.78$0.96$2.93$4.64$29.59

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN was 32.25%, occurring on Dec 2, 2015. Recovery took 1151 trading sessions.

The current Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN drawdown is 0.17%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-32.25%Feb 7, 2013711Dec 2, 20151151Jun 30, 20201862
-14.27%Aug 19, 2020530Sep 26, 2022294Nov 27, 2023824
-5.78%Oct 31, 202412Nov 15, 202417Dec 11, 202429
-3.64%Dec 12, 20246Dec 19, 202418Jan 17, 202524
-3.39%May 21, 202413Jun 7, 202422Jul 11, 202435

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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